Hodgson did ultimately appear at the press conference. Nevertheless, discussion of his salary has continued.

This graphic from Statista demonstrates the huge gap between Hodgson’s and Lagerbäck’s respective pay packets, as well as those of other Euro 2016 managers.

England’s pride has been badly bruised by the defeat, and many have pointed out the millions spent on the defeated England coach and management team compared the more frugal Iceland, whose other joint-manager Heimir Hallgrimsson is also a part-time dentist.